World History
Inventor of the printing press in the 15th century
Who is Johannes Gutenburg?
The element the British chemist Henry Cavendish discovered in 1776
What is hydrogen?
The 19th century American author known for his works The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, as well as over 120 poems
Who is Mark Twain?
In FDR's "Day of Infamy" speech, he refers to this surprise attack as a date which will live in infamy.”
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The name of the musical that follows an aspiring nun who becomes a governess in Austria and features the songs "My Favorite Things" and "Do-Re-Mi"
What is The Sound of Music?
The largest empire in history (by area)
What is the British Empire?
The chemical name for rust
What is iron oxide?
Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, and Charles Bingley are names of characters in this 1813 novel
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, this speech is known for the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people”
What is the Gettysburg Address?
The American artist known for allegedly writing "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" in the same day
Who is Dolly Parton?
The countries that made up the Axis Powers in World War II
What is Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelength
What are radio waves?
Animal Farm uses anthropomorphism, while "the walls have ears" is an example of this similar literary device
What is personification?
A British Prime Minister known for his 1940 speech that states, “We shall fight on the beaches”
Who is Winston Churchill?
The songs "Therefore I Am" and "Halley's Comet" can be found on this album by singer Billie Eilish
What is Happier Than Ever?
The world leader famous for his "Little Red Book"
Who is Mao Zedong?
This part of the brain is responsible for memory and learning
What is the hippocampus?
In this 1988 novel by Roald Dahl, students are put in the "Chokey" when they misbehave
What is Matilda?
An American founding father who, at the Virginia Convention, declared, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Who is Patrick Henry?
The year when Canadian singer Justin Bieber released his song "Baby"
What is 2010?
The radical political group that marked the "Reign of Terror" during the French Revolution
What are the Jacobins?
The three layers of the Earth
What is the crust, mantle, and core?
The name of the family that travels to California during the dust bowl in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
What is the Joad family?
In her 2012 UN speech, this Pakistani activist stated, “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world”
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
This singer refers to her fans as "Barbz"
Who is Nicki Manaj?